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christebbens.bsky.social
I got to bird with Bonner at #BWIAB in May, and she was delightful and hilarious. This was a great interview that is irreverent and touching at the same time.
aba.org American Birding Association @aba.org · Aug 20
New podcast episode!

Nashville-based singer/song-writer Bonner Black is confidently making her way in the worlds of both music and birding. Her fourth studio project is a 5-song EP titled "Little Bird in a Big Sky," which releases on August 20th.

Listen here: www.aba.org/little-bird-...
Little Bird in a Big Sky with Bonner Black - American Birding Association
www.aba.org
August 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
marsha8of9.bsky.social
Happy Thursday friends... from May, during the #BWIAB, I literally walked 2-miles just to see this female Kirtland's warbler, who delighted fans and birders alike, staying in an open area w/very little leaf coverage. #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 🪶📷🦉
July 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
marsha8of9.bsky.social
Happy July friends... I'm almost finished editing down my #NewWorldWarbler shots from May's #BWIAB festival and have decided to dedicate July to featuring them. First up is a Blue-winged warbler, just hanging around. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #naturephotography #ECK 📷🪶
July 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
oneofthefellows.bsky.social
#birdoftheday theme is #rotund.
May I present this male American Redstart looking a little blorby. Photo is from #BWIAB
A small black-and-orange warbler is settled among a mass of bare twigs with an indeterminate spring-green background
June 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
marsha8of9.bsky.social
Happy #Stunday friends... my laptop is working again, so I can finally begin editing down the 20k photos taken during the #BWIAB festival. Enjoy this beautiful #lifer, the Harris Sparrow who overflew his breeding grounds to surprise birders at Magee Marsh. #birds #birdingOH #naturephotography #ECK
Looking at the viewer, their body is facing right where their head is turned left. This sparrow has a large black stripe across it's face and neck with pink bill. He was standing on a gravel road, with green weeds coming through the road. Sideview angle, facing viewer's right, the black stripe is visible more as an outline, where the front of the eye is covered and the back end is in gray. A "You talking to me?" look as the bird is facing forward, but has their head turned to viewer's right. They appear to have some green vegetation in their pink beak.
June 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
zavie.bsky.social
i doubt if this'll send but these are the crown jewels of my bwiab trip earlier this month!
May 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
lightshedder.bsky.social
Blackburnian #Warbler #MageeMarsh #Ohio 5/26 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ ~500mm eq.fov Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #birdphotography #bwiab #Point’nShootNature
May 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
bradgr.bsky.social
For today's #BirdoftheDay theme #Texture, I am going with this expertly camouflaged Eastern Whip-poor-will. So cool to see!

#birds #birding #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bwiab
May 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM
birderk.bsky.social
Resting Bird Face.
#birds #spring #migration #bwiab #warblers
Photo of a male Black-throated Blue warbler facing the camera head on, giving him an expression that hovers between unimpressed and grumpy.
May 22, 2026 at 3:07 AM
birderk.bsky.social
Electric blues.
#birds #spring #migration #warblers #bwiab
A male Black-throated Blue Warbler perches on a twig, facing forward. The evening light highlights his blue feathers, making them glow.
May 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
birderk.bsky.social
Tasty ant?
#birds #spring #migration #warblers #bwiab
Closeup photo of a male Bay-breasted Warbler in handsome breeding plumage grasping some twigs while it holds what looks like a small winged ant in its beak, or some similar insect.
May 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
feench.bsky.social
alright since ive been home from BWIAB for a few days now I can stop keeping track of the live sightings

time to disappear from this site again 👋
May 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
birderk.bsky.social
Warbler whiplash is when you’re trying to focus on one bird but another crosses your line of sight.
#bwiab #spring #migration #birds #warblers
A twiggy branch with two warblers perched on it. On the top twig, facing right, is a Tennessee Warbler and on the branch below, facing left, is a female Bay-breasted Warbler that just dropped in.
May 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
janeo17.bsky.social
#BWIAB
Both eagles on the nest at Magee Marsh🦅
May 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
marsha8of9.bsky.social
Happy Tuesday friends...These #Scrollback shots, all taken May 17th at Metzger's Woodlot helped me end the #BWIAB festival on the right note. A Black-throated Blue, Cerulean, Blackburnian and Canada Warblers. #Birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #birds #BirdingOH #photography #ECK 🦉📷🪶 More info in #ALT
Perched on a diagonal dead dree, the Black-throated blue male warbler is looking toward viewers left, trying to determine what their next jump will be. Note the royal blue atop the head, while their face, neck/throat and shoulders are blue; white underbelly. A female Cerulean warbler delighted the throngs of onlookers. This was my best shot, though not that great, as the bird leaned over the dead branch it rested upon, looking for possible food source on the next tree limb. For a Cerulean to be at this woodlot means they over flew their destination--a win win for us. One cannot not take a photo of a Blackburnian warbler, they are just too pretty to ignore. Sitting in a bush where the leaves are visible at the top of the plant, his position gave me a great opportunity to capture them with little distractions. Facing and looking the viewers right, a determined look on where the next landing will be. The elusive Canada Warbler, who enjoys the dark and dense thicket makes photographing one a bit of a triumph. Perched on a diagonal vine, this fellow stopped long enough to be photographed before moving on. Note the White neck and belly, black sideburns that lead into a black necklace; dark blue coloring on their head and back.
May 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
biggestweekbirding.bsky.social
Metzger is still very birdy! Lots of singing warblers in the woodlot, both cuckoos, and some fun migrants like Red-headed Woodpecker and Black-bellied Plovers going by the count.

Signing off for BWIAB 2026. - Patrick Maurice
May 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
christebbens.bsky.social
I know I did 9 days of #BWIAB and I need to get ready to fly for work tomorrow…. But I’m already missing being around folks birding.
May 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM
princetonupress.bsky.social
It’s our last day at @biggestweekbirding.bsky.social, but you still have time to stop by our table (21)! Not only do we have fascinating new birding titles for you to check out, but we’re also giving out code BW10-FG for 10% off (in the US & Canada) through June 30! See you soon 🐦️

#BWIAB
Princeton University Press at the Biggest Week in American Birding 2026 in Oregon, OH from May 8-17. Visit us at table 21 and save 10% online with code BW10-FG. Birds of the Mesozoic. Habitats of North America. Gulls Simplified. Birds of Costa Rica. Natural Habitats and Wildlife Gardening.
May 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
junkboxjim.bsky.social
Was thinking about trying the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden tomorrow, then maybe heading up to the Toledo area for the last two days of the Biggest Week in American Birding on Monday. We'll have to see about that last one. It's been an atypical BWIAB, for sure.
May 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
toledolibrary.bsky.social
Instarec by Zach H
Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews
Cozy mystery with a not-so-small side of bird puns. Fly, you fools! #bwiab

Request it 📚 https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2122093
May 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
itsalljustvibes.bsky.social
Just back from The Biggest Week in American Birding in NE Ohio. Identified 103 species in 3 days! 22 kinds of warblers, including the Kirtland's warbler, rarest songbird in N America. Thanks Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Trip of a lifetime! #bwiab #biggestweekinamericanbirding #bwbo #warblers
May 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
feathersflight.bsky.social
I am SO SAD to leave #bwiab for 2026. It has been such a fantastic week of birding!
May 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
lightshedder.bsky.social
American Redstart: #MageeMarsh #Ohio 5/26 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm eq.fov Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #birdphotography #bwiab #warblers #Point’nShootNature
May 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
christebbens.bsky.social
Looking forward to attending the LGBTQ+ Birding event hosted by @skwinnicki.bsky.social tomorrow morning. If you want to attend, it’s at Pearson Metropark at 9AM! #BWIAB

Sadly this will probably be the last event I attend at the festival, as I have to return to real life (work).
May 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
lightshedder.bsky.social
Bay-breasted Warbler #MageeMarsh #Ohio 5/26 #Sony a6700 #Sigma 16-300 @ 450mm eq.fov Program #birds & wildlife mods. #Photomator #warblers #birdphotography #bwiab #Point’nShootNature
May 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM